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William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil 1520–1598 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 September 1520

Birth Location: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom

Death Date: 4 August 1598

Death Location: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England

Father: Richard Cecil

Mother: Lady Heckington

Spouse(s): Mary Cheke

Children(s): Thomas Astone

William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil was born in 1520 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Cecil And Lady Janyne Jane Heckington. William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil married Mary Cheke, and had children including Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Exeter Astone. William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil passed away in 1598 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Biography

  • William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil was born in 1520 in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom, the child of Richard Cecil And Lady Janyne Jane Heckington.
  • William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil married Mary Cheke, and had children including Thomas Cecil 1St Earl Exeter Astone.
  • William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil passed away in 1598 in Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England.

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Spouses(s)

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William Cecil's Ancestors

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William Cecil
1520–1598
Birth Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Parents
Richard Cecil
1495–1552
England
Lady (Janyne (Jane)) Heckington
1501–1587
Tickencote, Rutland or Bourne, Lincolnshire, England
Grandparents
David Cecil
1460–1540
United Kingdom
Alice Dicons
1477–1520
Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England
William Heckington
1472–
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Alice (Anne) Walcot
1475–
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Cecil's Descendants

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William ((Lord of Burghley)) Cecil (18 September 1520–4 August 1598) m. Mary Cheke (1522–22 February 1544)
  1. 1. Thomas (Cecil 1st Earl Exeter) Astone 1542–1622 m. Dorothy (Countess of Exeter) Neville 1548–1608
    1. 1. Lady (Dorothy Countess of Exeter) Neville 1577–1613 m. Giles (Alington, of) Horseheath 1572–1638
      1. 1. Susan Appleton 1605–1681 m. Robert Crane 1586–1643
        1. 1. Susan Crane 1630–1667 m. Edward ('sir Kb') Walpole 1621–1697

William Cecil's Timeline

2 Records

1520
18 September 1520
Birth of William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil in Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
1598
4 August 1598
Age 78
Death of William (Lord of Burghley) Cecil in Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 September 1520
    Event Place: Bourne, Lincolnshire, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 August 1598
    Event Place: Strand, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
    Record Source:
    [1] UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stamford, South Kesteven District, Lincolnshire, England
    Record Source: UK and Ireland, Find a Grave™ Index, 1300s-Current

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